Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world. Here are some of the most surprising and interesting facts:
Android is most popular in Japan, with 55% of respondents(調(diào)查對象) using it, compared with 39% for iOS.Android is also number one in a few other countries, including New Zealand (41%), the US(40%), and China (38%).
iOS is farthest ahead in Switzerland, with 52% usage vs 23% for Android.Other countries where iOS is far ahead include Australia (49% vs 25% Android), Canada (45% vs 23% Android and 23% Blackberry), and France (43% vs 25% Android).
In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS.13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian (19%) and Android (14%). iOS is very far down at 4%.
Mobile social networking is biggest in Mexico and Argentina, where 74% and 73% of users visit a social network daily.But mobilesocial is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to 41% in Brazil.
Watching video is most popular in Saudi Arabia, with 59% of respondents doing it daily.Number two is Egypt, with 41%.
Chinese users shop from their phones.59% of Chinese users do this, compared with only 41% in secondplace Egypt.Chinese users also love to write reviews.41% of them write a review of a local business after looking it up on their smartphone.Number two, Japan, is far behind, with only 24% of respondents doing this.
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1.Which of the following best describes the usage of the smartphone operating systems in Egypt?
A.Windows Mobile>iOS>Symbian>Android
B.Android>W(wǎng)indows Mobile>iOS>Symbian
C.iOS>Android>Symbian>W(wǎng)indows Mobile
D.Symbian>Android>W(wǎng)indows Mobile>iOS
2.In which of the following countries is mobile social networking least popular?
A.Brazil. B.Japan.
C.Mexico. D.Argentina.
3.In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?
A. Health. B. Environment.
C. Technology. D. Entertainment.
1.D
2.A
3.C
【解析】
文章大意:本文是谷歌搜集的關(guān)于智能手機使用的一些數(shù)據(jù)
1.D 細節(jié)理解題。由第四段“Symbian (19%) and Android (14%). iOS is very far down at 4%.”可知選D。
2.2】A 細節(jié)理解題。由第五段最后一句話“But mobilesocial is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to 41% in Brazil.”可知,使用手機社交網(wǎng)絡的人巴西比日本還少,是最少的。
3.3】C 推理判斷題。由文章大意可知,應該出現(xiàn)在報紙的科技專題。
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